OK, the Indianapolis Star’s Bob Kravitz didn’t really call Tony Dungy a bad father. He merely suggested the Colts’ returning head coach is “something of a hypocrite”.
As one of the chief spokesmen for All Pro Dad, an organization dedicated to strengthening the bonds of fathers with their children, Dungy has spoken passionately about the importance of men putting their faith and family first, before football and all else.
So I don™t understand:
What came first here?
If family is really first, doesn™t Dungy decide to live in the same city with his wife and children? Remember, Dungy not only has one adult daughter and a high school-age son. He and his wife also have three little ones, a first-grader, a kindergartener and an infant.
Dungy said Monday that he had the support of his family, but my guess is the three youngest ones didn™t have much input.
Again, I™m uncomfortable. I™m uncomfortable about passing judgment on anybody or anything deeper than a decision to punt on fourth-and-2. I™m especially loath to pass judgment on the way another man handles his personal business.
But Dungy has used his pulpit as a head football coach to advise others in the art of fatherhood, and has left himself open to charges of hypocrisy.
It™s understood that owner Jim Irsay, whose heart is bigger than even his wallet, has made arrangements that will allow the Dungys to spend additional time together. Tony will fly to Tampa, the family will fly to Indianapolis, all of that on Irsay™s dime.
Understand, though, we™re not talking about a man who, like Dungy™s late father, had to teach in a school district 80 miles away from the Dungy home and was, at times, a weekend dad. Tony Dungy had the financial freedom to make a choice based solely on what he believed was best for his family.
Is it better for a father to be a phone call away, or merely a whisper?
I’m just curious — how many times has Kravitz walked away from a multi-million dollar payday that required him to miss weeknights with his teenage daughters? Might the total number be greater than or equal to zero?
Noticing the one in high school, previously when faced with their oldest in high school, the Dungy family made the same decision. Seems to me that writers should have better things to pen out.
I would say this, Dungy has more money than he can ever spend. He also had a child who killed himself. How can a guy who makes additional moneys writing and lecturing how to conduct oneself as a father make a decision that he needs to make an unnecessary amount of money at the expense of his family? His “brand” depends on people thinking he’s a great father and a great Christian. This makes me think he’s the biggest hypocrite in sports.
Unless you — like he intrepid Mr. Kravitz — have been spying on the Dungy family from behind the couch or something — are you really qualified to say he isn’t a great father and a great Christian?
Throwing in the bit about the suicide seems a bit much to me, but if you wanna lecture a public figure you’ve never met, by all means, continue to doing so.
Let he who has walked away from a 7-figure payday cast the first stone!
Judge other people’s lives much?
Start with your own, it’ll keep ya busy!
And that’s true for all of us.
Kravitz has always been just a no-talent hack. Where was Bullet Bob when Dungy didn’t use his final timeout and let the Titans clinch a playoff spot on the final night of the season? At least ask the question, Bobby. The announcers were all over it…the same guys BushLeague Bob rips every chance he gets. But no, Bobo Bobby was writing his 47th column on Marvin Harrison’s mysterious knee injury. Kravitz should be on the receiving end of projectile vomiting. What an arrogant ass that clown is……….
agreed…Kravitz…screw you
I mean. His success as a father can be evaluated based on the fact that his son killed himself. I think … perhaps that might put him in the ‘failure’ category. Since … well his kid hated life so much that he off’ed himself. But maybe I’m reaching here.
I can not believe this is even a discussion. JERKS! Tony has had many trials placed before him that each one of the persons commenting may not have handled. God gave him the trails and tragedies because he knew Tony was strong enough to stand as whitness and give him glory. Let’s see you all give God the glory after what all Tony has been through.